1.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
E. Mars and M. H. Squire
Published by Rand McNally (Chicago) in 1900
Yellow pictorial cloth-covered boards.
16cm x 20cm.
Light wear to covers, and a little scuffing.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1924
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXXIV", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn at edges.
Picture onlay scuffed.
Some old splash marks on back board, contents not affected.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1927
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXVII", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication on half-title, and previous owner's bookplate.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
5.
A Little Book of Old Rhymes
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1949
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Old tape marks at top and bottom edge of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
Aesop's Fables
with illustrations by
Ernest Griset
Published by Lothrop, Boston circa 1890
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
238 pages.
Illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographs, plus numerous engravings, both full-page and within the text.
Light wear to boards.
Covers worn and bumped at edges.
Binding firm.
Label on paste down, reads: 'Library of Harold Kaiser No. 40'
Pages lightly, but evenly, tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
Aesop's Fables
by
Aesop
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann / Books for Children in 1979
Purple cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
16cm x 21cm.
224 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Previous owners bookplate inside front cover.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
Ameliaranne Cinema Star
by
Constance Heward
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1937
Orange paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to covers.
Stitching slightly pulled.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
Ameliaranne Gives a Concert
by
Margaret Gilmour
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Published by George G. Harrap in 1949
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
Covers scuffed, and heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Inner hinges cracked, and reinforced with plain paper strips.
Endpapers slightly soiled.
Intermittent wear and fingermarking to page edges.
Pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
Ameliaranne Gives a Concert
by
Margaret Gilmour
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1952
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages slightly tanned, with a little faint fingermarking at edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Ameliaranne goes digging
by
Lorna Wood
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1952
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, and price-clipped.
Book itself VG.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
Ameliaranne goes digging
by
Lorna Wood
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1952
Orange covers.
Light blue cloth spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
School label on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
Ameliaranne goes Touring
by
Constance Heward
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1959
Blue covers.
Blue cloth spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and some scribble at top edge of front panel.
Several names, etc., on prelims.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
Ameliaranne keeps School
by
Constance Heward
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1941
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
Ameliaranne's Moving-Day
by
Ethelberta Morris
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
1st edition,
published by Harrap in 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Inner hinges cracked.
Contents generally clean, but tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
17.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by William Clowes circa 1930
Cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and faded.
Edges and corners a little bumped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
Arthur Rackham 1867 - 1939
Published by Sheffield City Art Galleries in 1979
ISBN: 0900660503.
Paperback.
10cm x 15cm.
24 pages.
"Illustrations, drawings and watercolours. An exhibition organised by Sheffield City Art Galleries."
Catalogue from an exhibition of Arthur Rackhams work.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
Arthur Rackham 1867 - 1939
Published by Sheffield City Art Galleries in 1979
ISBN: 0900660503.
Paperback.
10cm x 15cm.
24 pages.
"Illustrations, drawings and watercolours. An exhibition organised by Sheffield City Art Galleries."
Catalogue from an exhibition of Arthur Rackhams work.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
Balderdash Ballads
by
J. R. Monsell
with illustrations by
J. R. Monsell
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1934
Quarto.
Pales green boards, dark green lettering.
Fourteen rhymes with music.
Orange, blue and black illustrations.
Dustwrapper heavily chipped and creased with some loss.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
22.
Bookano Stories Pot-pourri Edition
by
S. Louis Giraud
Published by Strand Publications circa 1945
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
17cm x 22cm.
Light wear to edges and corners of covers.
Contents clean.
Pop-ups in working order.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
Bookano Zoo No. 1
by
S. Louis Giraud
Published by Strand Publications circa 1935
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
6 stand up pictures of animals.
Slight wear to edges of spine and covers.
Pop-ups in good condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
24.
Bunny and Brownie
by
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
with illustrations by
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
1st edition,
published by A & C Black in 1930
Quarto.
Marbled paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
99 pages.
Title label / picture only on upper board.
Pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Eight pen and ink black and white plates.
Covers worn and bumped at edges, and a little soiled.
Boards slightly warped.
Some spotting on prelims.
One colour plate missing.
Faint spotting to page edges throughout.
Plates are VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
Bunnyborough
by
Cecil Aldin
with illustrations by
Cecil Aldin
1st edition,
published by Eyre Spottiswoode in 1946
Some water marks to front cover.
One or two small marks on early pages.
Generally contents close to VG.
Coloured pictorial endpapers.
Coloured full page illustrations.
Some b/w line drawings.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)